Beckham, 36, grew defiant and fought back, arguing: "You can't -- he's 7 years old!' And [the referee] came over and he gave me a red card," the L.A. Galaxy player said. "He told me to get out of the park. For real."

The British athlete "went to the other side of the gate" for the duration of the game, "and I came back when my son's game was on."